COVID-19 Bulletins

COVID-19 Communications and Updates

 

• May 21, 2021 - COVID19: COVID19: Updates to LTC Visiting Program: General Visits Outdoors
   
• April 15, 2021 - COVID19: Stay-at-home Order and Call to Action: From Hospital to Home
   
• April 08, 2021 - COVID19: Path to Recovery and Formation of National Standards to Improve Quality, Safety and Infection Control
   
• March 24, 2021 - COVID19: Hopeful Hearts: We Grieve and We Look Forward in Hope
   
• January 5, 2021 - COVID19: Vaccines in Long-Term Care Homes
   
• December 18, 2020 - COVID19: LTC Commissioner Meetings, LTC Staffing Plan and Vaccine Announcements
   
• December 3, 2020 - COVID19: Holiday Support and More
   
• October 22, 2020 - COVID19: Ministry of LTC Updates Residents’ Absence Policies
   
• September 11, 2020 - COVID19: Updated Visiting and Absence Policies, Residents’ Council Guidance Document
   
• August 06, 2020 - COVID19: Making Visits Meaningful Survey
   
• July 17, 2020 - COVID19: Visiting Policy in LTCH, Partners in Care Tool Kit and more
   
• June 12, 2020 - COVID19: Guidelines for Re-establishment of Visiting in LTCH
   
• June 03, 2020 - COVID19: Seniors’ Month, Increased COVID-19 Testing, Resident Co-payment Freeze, Visitation and Ombudsman Update
   
• May 25, 2020 - COVID19: OARC In Action Newsletter
   
• May 19, 2020 - COVID19: COVID-19: Ontario Government Calls for Independent Commission for Long-Term Care Homes
   
• May 15, 2020 - COVID19: Visiting Update, Mandatory Management Order, Emotional Support and More
   
• May 13, 2020 - COVID19: Letter to Premiere – psychosocial an emotional wellbeing for residents and more
   
• April 27, 2020 - COVID19: Long-Term Care Homes Outbreak List, Patient Ombudsman & More
   
• April 27, 2020 - COVID19: A list of long-term care homes with active outbreaks and resolved outbreaks of COVID-19 is now live on Ontario Government webpage. This list will be updated daily
   
• April 23, 2020 - COVID19: Increased Testing in Long-Term Care Homes
   
• April 23, 2020 - COVID19: Webinar Outcomes – Answers to Your Questions
   
• April 17, 2020 - COVID19: Long-Term Care Homes Declared Top Priority
   
• April 15, 2020 - COVID19: New Emergency Order Regarding Staff Working at Multiple Sites
   
• April 10, 2020 - COVID19: Increased Testing, Holiday Greetings from OARC
   
• April 3, 2020 - COVID19: Minister Fullerton’s Open Letter to LTCH Residents
   
• April 1, 2020 - COVID19: Information Webinar and Virtual Visiting Tool Kit
   
• March 31, 2020 - COVID19: New Direction from Ontario Government
   
• March 30, 2020 - COVID19: OARC Supports Latest Emergency Order
   
• March 26, 2020 - COVID19: MOLTC Additional Staffing Protocols and Temporary Changes to LTCH Admissions and Discharge
   
• March 25, 2020 - COVID19: MOLTC/MOH COVID-19 Emergency Measures Policy
   
• March 23, 2020 - COVID-19: Restriction for Residents Leaving Home; RNAO Linking Students with LTC Homes for PSW Services and Other Ministry of Long-Term Care Updates
   
• March 20, 2020 – COVID-19: Funding for LTC homes, new residents, FCO & OARC Message Restricted Visitation
   
• March 17, 2020 – Ontario Enacts Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public Declaration Of Emergency
   
• March 13, 2020 - COVID19: Restrictions to Visitors in Long-Term Care Homes & Suspension of Residents’ Council Meetings; A Joint Statement from Family Councils Ontario and Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils